Child&#39;s folding carriage.



PATENTED' FEB. if; 1906.

W. H. BARKER,

OHILDS FOLDING CARRIAGE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 14.1905.

2 ESHEETSSHEET l,

liweniwr No. 812,323. PATENTED PEB.13, 1906.

W. H. BARKER. OHILDS FOLDING CARRIAGE.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 14. 1905.

Fig.3

2 SHEETSSHEET 2,

. bein extend to theu pper en upper end of one of frames, hinged to At each angle at t frames I pivot a bracket, the said brackets adapted to carry short axles,'upon' WALTER. HONORATO BARKER, ()F MARROW, ENG LAND.

CHILDS FOLDING CARRIAGE;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 13, 1906.

Application filed August 14, 1905. Serial No. 274,173.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER Hoxoim'ro BARKER, a subject of the Kin of Great Britain, re'sidim at 22 Butler road? Harrow, Middlesex, Eng and, have invented new and useful Improvements in Folding arriages for Children, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in folding carria es for children, the object of the invention sing to provide a carriage of this description which can be folded up, so as to occupy a minimum of space.

According to the invention I construct the improved carriage of a pair of rectangular ether in the usual manner. e lower end of each of the whic the traveling wheels are rotatabl occupya position at right angles to frames-that is to say,

the working posit or when the can-ii; e is to be folded a position"? in a plane parall'e with that of the frames.

eans such as spring pawls or pins are provided for locking the brackets in the two positions.

In a suitable arrangement for carryin out the invention the hinged frames are he (1 in the extended position by links or a hinged stay, locked b suitable means, such as a catch. A bac frame and handle-bar are hinged to the top of one of'the rectangular frames and are held in lace by arms which (Fof the other rectanguitar-frame. e seat is advantageously ormed of a strip of fabric, leather, or other suitable material, which is attached to the the hinged frames and extends up the back-frame, to the upper end of {which it is attached, the arrangement being such that the fabric or the like is always held taut.

Assuming that the carriage is extended for use and that it is desired to collapse the same,

the link-catch is disengaged and the back turned forwardand downward, this movement folding the hinged frames, upon which the back and arms ultimately lie and are held in position by a suitable catch. The wheels are then released and turned under the folded frames, in which position they are locked, as above described.

v In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is ;of the rear wheels is similarly mounted mounted. With th' ur-ran ementthe whee s, can be turned with the brac ets, so that they,"

a side view of a folding carriage constructed the extended position.

thereof. Fig. 3 is an end vicwof the carria e. Fig. 4 is a lan view of' the carriage in tile folded 0r collapsed position. .Fig. 5 is a side view thereof. Figs. 6 and'7 are a side and rear elevation, respectively, of one of the from taxle brackets; and Fi gs. 8 and 9 are similar views to Fi s. 6 and 7, res ectively, of one of the rear-axlh brackets. l ig. 10is an enlarged section on the line 10 10, Fi 3.

a and b are the two rectangu ar frames, rwhich are hinged together at 0.

two front wheels, and e e the rear wheels, oli the carriage. Each of the front wheels (1 is mounted upon a short axlefupon the'end of the bracket g, pi voted in a bearing-piece g, se cured to the lower end of the frame b. Each upon {a shortaxlc it upon the end of a bracket '2', pivment being similar to that described with respect to the front wheels (1. Each of the bearing-pieces i and g is fitted with a spring rod. or catch 9', ada ted to lock the brackets g and 'iin the 'extendiad and collapsed positions, as hereinafter described. These spring-catches engage with the bracket 9 or i on either side thereof, so as to prevent its movement until the catch is released.

7c 7r represent links which are hinged together at k and at their other ends to the bottom of the frame a and the top of the frame [2, respectively, so as to form a strengtheningstay when the frames are expanded, the said frames being held in this extended position by means of the catch l, which is pivoted near the upper end of the upper link It and engages with the transverse bar in, rigidly secured to the frame b, as clearly shown in Fig. ll).

n is the back-frame, having the handle-bar n and being bolted at its lower end to the top of the rectangular frame twoarms, which archingcd to thelowcrpartof the said back-frame 'It at one end and at the other end to the extremities of extensions It u at the upper end of the rectangular frame (L.

7) is the seat and back of the carriage, these arts being composed of a strip of fabric, author, or other suitable material, which is secured at the lower end to the upper end of the rectangular frame a and at its upper extremity to a wire frame 19. This wire frame according to the invention and shown in Fig. 2 is a plan view d d are the;

rated to a bearing-piece i, secured to the lower end of the rectangular frame a, the arrange- I), 0 representing the IIO p, which is of a U or trough shape, can be secured in guides g g, fixed at the rear of? the l)&( l(flt11l0'l2- and so constructed that thesaid wire frame 1) can be made to assume two p0- 'sitions, so as to adjust the inclination of the back and seat of the carriage. These two po sitions are shown in Fig. 1, that in full lines illustrating the position in which the frame extends forwardly and brings the hack p torward. In this position the outwardly-- turned ends 2 of the wire frame engage with the ends of t is slots formed in the guides g, and the frame itseli bears against the hi s '1" (see Fig 3) u on the front of the said guides, the slots and ugs serving to hold the frame p firmly in position. The broken lines the position in which the wire frame 1) is pushed down in the slots g of the guides (1, it Being held in place by the lugs r and the lugs s, also Provided upon the guides g at the rear thereon t is an extension of the seat, the'said ext'ehsion being hinged at t to the front end of the seat proper, 7), onto which it is folded when. not required foruse. Fig. 1 shows this extension t in both positions.

u is a foot ooard which is fitted upon the lugs u u integral ieces g, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7. This iootboerd is provided with a spring-catch which snaps over the n whenthe chair is fo the folded position. I

With this construction. of carriage it will he clear that whenvnot required for use by releasing the catch 1 the frames (1 and 3 can be told ed on the hinge 0, so that theyl'ie in the same lane, and the back-frame n turned down to ie upon these two folded frames. By releas ing the s ring-cetches j the wheels (2 (3 end e 6 can t en be turned so that they lie he neath the folded frames a an 7) and are locked in this position by the aforesaid catches. The carriage thus occupies 8, very small space, as shown, in F i s. 4 and .5, and can be conveniently carrie To facilitate its transport by hand, a stra n-handle m is seoured to the frame I).

ded, and so locks it in with. the front bearing in w upon the handle asses Having now particularly described and ascertained the netureo'f my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is-- 1. In a folding carriage, the combination with a pair of hinged frames, of traveling wheels mounted upon short axles attached to brackets hinged to the lower ends of-the frames, and means such as a spring-catch-for locking the brackets in the exte'iidd'faliid folded positions, substantially as heroin'before described.

2. In a folding carriage, the" combination of a pair of hinged frames, trla'velirig wheels ivoted thereto in such a manner that they canhe folded oeneath the seine, a beck-frame secured to one of the hinged frames, arms connecting the hinged frame and a flexible seat secured to one of frame, suhstantiall as described.

3. In a folding 0 air, the combination of a ps'iir of hinged frames mounted on traveling wheels'pivoted with respect thereto, a backtime rigidly secured to one of the hinged lt'rrames, a folding seat, the lower end-of which is attached to'the other hinged frame'and the other end to a wire clip, ehd of guides upon tl1e'becl :freme for ad ust/ably securingl the wire clip to'the back-frame, substanti'l 'y es hereinoeiore described.

4. in a folding chair, the combination of a .Qllll of hinged frames mounted on' traveling wheels pivoted with respect thereto,a back-- frame rigidly secured to one of the hinged frames, a folding seat, is attached to the other hinged frame and the other'end to a wire clip, of guides 11 on the hack-frame for adjust-ably securing t e wire clip to the hackfra1n'e, a hinged stay connectingthe two hinged frames and a catch for locking the hinged frames in the extended phsition, substantially esdescrib'ed.

, WALTER HONORATO BA KER;

Witnesses:

. Jenn E. Bonsrrnw,"

C. G. REDFERN; .tv

the hinged frames and to'the' back-f the lower end of whichba'cleframe with the other 

